Her Majesty

it is true, might Herself have made Laws

under it for

the

Govt & We

But

Objects in China

experience had abundantly

shewn what antecedently

to the experiment

indeed sufficiently evident

Laws could

not

be

properly originated & framed

in England for the Govt of persons dwelling

at a

distance, & placed

under circumstances so

imperfectly understood

in this Country there difficulties

To obviate

for the better Govt of her Majesty's subjects resorting

to China.

was introduced into Parliament. It has

since been

passed into an

Act (the 6th & 7th

Cap 30) by

which I transmit

a Copy for your information

as

relates to the

the Superintendents

over the British Trade;

as relates to the making

Regulations for that trade

and to the

subjects

British

in China, and

relates to the establish-

ment

of a

Court of Justice

In other words it repeals

the 6th Section of

the Act

1833. But it expressly

provides

that all things

done in pursuance of

the repealed Act before the

shall take effect shall

be as

valid

if

the later

Act had not been passed. The practical change

is

Therefore

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the 5th Section

to much

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